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Cuba Kills 4 Exiles Trying to “Infiltrate” Island by Boat as U.S. “Medieval Siege” of Cuba Continues

This story seems to be getting little attention. I'm getting Watergate/Bay of Pigs vibes. Trump Whitehouse is uncharacteristically quiet about it

Cuban exiles on a U.S.-registered speedboat attempted to enter Cuba undetected, but were confronted by border patrol in Cuban waters on Wednesday. According to the Cuban Interior Ministry, the Cuban nationals on the speedboat fired on the border agents who then returned fire — killing four and injuring six of the men. This comes as the Trump administration’s blockade of fuel has triggered a severe humanitarian and economic crisis in Cuba, compounding the impact of the U.S. economic embargo in place since 1962. In response to the growing humanitarian crisis, activists are organizing a flotilla to deliver aid to the island. “We cannot allow us to go back to the days of gunboat diplomacy, where the U.S. thinks that it is allowed to violate sovereign nations, and it can have hegemony over the hemisphere,” says CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, who is taking part in the flotilla. “These are sovereign countries. We must leave them alone.”

Cuba Kills 4 Exiles Trying to “Infiltrate” Island by Boat as U.S. “Medieval Siege” of Cuba Continueshttps://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/26/medea_benjamin_cuba_blockade_speedboat_shootoutOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
nottheonion·Not The OnionbyHikermick

Woman sentenced for accusing her estranged spouse of illegally accessing bank account from outer space

In July 2019, Worden alleged that her estranged spouse, astronaut Anne McClain, had guessed her password and illegally accessed her bank account while deployed to the International Space Station.

Woman sentenced for accusing her estranged spouse of illegally accessing bank account from outer spacehttps://www.kbtx.com/2026/02/12/woman-sentenced-accusing-her-estranged-spouse-illegally-accessing-bank-account-outer-space/Open linkView original on lemmy.world
mandelaeffect·MandelaEffect byHikermick

Anybody here watch the 1995 Rock and Roll Museum concert?

It was the big concert celebrating the opening of the Rock and Roll Museum in Cleveland. I distinctly remember watching Chuck Berry perform Johnny B Good with Springsteen and the EZ Street Band backing him up. I remember the song sounding terrible, Chuck Berry walking off mid song and the confused look on Springsteen's face. Yet after commenting about this online, someone responded saying the video was on YouTube and it shows Berry playing it through to the end. I had to admit they were right but immediately went searching for what I thought I saw 30 years ago. I did find interviews with Springsteen and his band saying Berry kept changing key, turning the whole thing into a mess then he walked off stage. They said this happened in a stadium full of people at the 1995 Rock Hall concert. Does anyone remember this or know where I'm getting confused?

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